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    XP Pro Multi-thread support

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hehe299792458, Dec 6, 2006.

  1. hehe299792458

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    I read on another post in this forum that XP Pro is the only version of XP that support multi-thread/multi-core. Is this true. Also, is MCE based on XP Pro or Home?
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 6, 2006
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    Both support hyper-threading and multi-core. Only XP Pro supports multi-PROCESSORS. MCE is a mix of home & pro. It is basically XP Pro with the ability to join stripped out of it (can be restored with a reg. hack) and the media features added.
     
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    What do you mean by multi-processors? I use Core 2 Duo.
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 6, 2006
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    He means multiple physical processors. The core 2 processors are all two cores in one physical processor (so any version of windows xp will work with it)
     
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    If you had two Core 2 processors, or that AMD 4x4 dual-processor deal (which I know isn't for notebooks but it is still a good example), then you'd only be able to use Pro and get all that power.
     
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    Gophn: I already tried that, but it didn't seem to make much difference.



    Night: So would I be able to take the full advantage of C2D with Media Center Edition?
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 6, 2006
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    I read some other posts online, and most of them have conflicting views as whether MCE is based on Home or Pro.
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 7, 2006
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    You can absolutely take advantage of C2D using MCE.
     
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    Are you sure?
     
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    Yup...XP does licensing via the number of sockets. Core 2 uses one socket, so it is technically one processor. XP Pro only supports two sockets. Get more sockets, and you'll need one of the corporate XP editions (Enterprise?, Server)...mucho dinero...

    Something tells me if that were different we'd have a lot of Home XP users crying foul about their new machines.
     
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    So apart from multi-processor support, is there any other benefits to using Pro over MCE.
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 8, 2006
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